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Lower Vitamin D Levels Related to Higher Breast Cancer Risk
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
(Reuters Health) – High concentrations of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), a biomarker of endogenous and dietary vitamin D, are associated with a significantly reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer, according to findings published in the January issue of the International Journal of Cancer.… continue reading
Fighting vitamin D deficiency
Monday, January 12, 2009
By DR. RICHARD BELIVEAU, Edmonton Sun, Toronto Sun
In northern countries such as Canada, the low level of sunlight, characteristic of winter months, significantly increases the risk of suffering from a vitamin D deficiency. This is something we must take very seriously because new studies indicate that this vitamin plays an extremely important role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.… continue reading
Vitamin D Status and Its Relationship to Body Fat, Final Height, and Peak Bone Mass in Young Women
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Richard Kremer, Patricia P. Campbell, Timothy Reinhardt and Vicente Gilsanz
Department of Medicine (R.K.), McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3H 2R9; U.S. Department of Agriculture (T.R.), National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa 50010; and Department of Radiology (P.P.C.,… continue reading
Nonclassic Actions of Vitamin D
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Daniel Bikle Department of Medicine and Dermatology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94121 Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Daniel Bikle, M.D., Ph.D., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (111N), 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, California 94121.… continue reading
Skin cancer patients at greater risk for other cancer
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Skin cancer patients are at an increased risk for developing a new, different form of the disease later in their lifetime, new research suggests. According to a study conducted by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, people who are diagnosed with melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, have double the risk of developing a new primary cancer.… continue reading
